We invite you to attend our annual Greater Stockton EAC seminar. The seminar materials will provide the fundamental principles and standards that employers are required to understand and enforce by law. The interactive presentation goes beyond the basics to provide practical guidance, answer tough questions, and give you ideas for how to maintain a compliant workplace in the real world. The following are some of the highlights those in attendance can expect:

Beginning the Employment Relationship and Building a Solid Structure

Should you complete a background check?

Should you audit, change, and effectively use your job descriptions?

Maintaining a Compliant Employment Relationship When Faced with Tough Issues

What happens when you discover you have not been paying your employees properly?

When do you have to pay meal and rest period premiums?

How can you ensure that an employee working seven days in a workweek is voluntary?

Conquering the Battles and Ending the Employment Relationship

What do you do when you think your employee is stealing from you?

Should you have a progressive discipline policy?

What should you do when you are concerned about workplace violence by a disgruntled former employee?

Breakfast and lunch provided!

This program is valid for 5.75 PDCs for SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP., or HRCI credits.

Stacy Henderson, an attorney at Terpstra Henderson, advises her clients on all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. She works with employers to achieve compliance with laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Employment and Housing Act, Family Medical Leave Act, California Family Rights Act, and wage and hour. Ms. Henderson drafts employee handbooks, aids with the on-boarding and termination processes, performs training seminars on topics including sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention, provides overall guidance with day-to-day creation, implementation and enforcement of policies.

Jamie Bossuat, a shareholder with Kroloff, Belcher, Smart, Perry & Christopherson, has spent her career practicing employment law. She assists employers with a wide range of employment-related issues including policy development and review, trainings, investigations, claims of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wage and hour violations, and representation in administrative claims and lawsuits.

Kerry Krueger, a shareholder with Kroloff, Belcher, Smart, Perry & Christopherson, has background in litigation. Her practice primarily focuses on elder abuse litigation, employment litigation, medical malpractice litigation, construction and property disputes, trust litigation. She represents large and small employers including hospitals, physician groups, large and small construction companies, trucking companies, and local and regional commercial business in wrongful termination, harassment, and general liability litigation.

When you join our local Employer Advisory Council (EAC) and become part of the statewide California Employer Advisory Council (CEAC), your business joins a community that assist you to do business more effectively and efficiently. Corporate memberships are $99 and individual memberships are $49. You will receive the following benefits:

* Discounted EAC seminars and workshops.

* Access to a labor law attorney at no-cost through the CEAC Management Hotline.

* Access to the CEAC Conflict Resolution Help Line to assist in resolving conflicts in the workplace.

This employer seminar is provided for educational and informational purposes only; it does not constitute an endorsement of the curriculum or speakers by the State of California Employment Development Department (EDD) or by the Greater Stockton Employer Advisory Council (GSEAC). Aside from staff designated to represent the EDD, we assume no responsibility for the accuracy, legality, or content of the materials provided during this event.

The EDD, an equal opportunity employer/program, is partner in this event. Auxiliary aides and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Request for services, aids, and/or alternate formats need to be made prior to the event by calling 1-209-948-7622 (voice). TTY users, please call the California Relay Service at 711.

Note: Funds collected exceeding the seminar cost will support future seminars or community employment and training opportunities.